These animal replicas are of the highest quality in both sculpture and painting. Ages 3yrs+

Includes:

1 x Crocodile 

Fun Facts: Australia is the home of two main species of crocodiles: the Saltwater Crocodile and the Freshwater Crocodile both of which play significant roles in their ecosystems and are found in various habitats across the country. Measures 18 x 10cm.
1 x Platypus 

Fun Facts: The platypus can determine the direction of an electric source, perhaps by comparing differences in signal strength across the sheet of electroreceptors. Measures 9 x 4cm.

1 x Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine – Female)

Fun Facts: The thylacine is likely to have become near extinct in mainland Australia about 2,000 years ago, and possibly earlier in New Guinea.

The absolute extinction is attributed to competition from indigenous humans and invasive dingoes. Measures 11.6 x 4.8cm.

1 x Tasmanian Devil

Fun Facts: Although they can be tamed, they are asocial and are not considered appropriate as pets; they have an unpleasant odour and neither demonstrate nor respond to affection. Measures 7.7 x 3.5cm.

1 x Wombat

Fun Facts: One distinctive adaptation of wombats are their backwards pouch.

The advantage of a backwards-facing pouch is that when digging, the wombat does not gather soil in its pouch over its young. Measures 6 x 3.6cm.

1 x Koala 

Fun Facts: The Koala is a tree dwelling, plant eating marsupial (with a pouch for raising their young) native to Australia. Its closest living relatives are the wombats. The Koala’s paws are specially adapted for gripping and climbing. Very correctly, on the CollectA model there is no claw on the biggest digit on the hind paw, which is opposable to the others for gripping. Also, nicely carved out with this CollectA figurine and one of the easiest ways to identify the sex of a Koala is to look for the dark brown scent gland which is in the centre of the white chests of mature, breeding males. Females and young pre-breeding males have a plain white chest. Measures 6 x 6cm.

1 x Red Kangaroo (Female with Joey)

Fun Facts: The females’ kangaroo have the unusual ability to delay birth of their baby until their previous Joey has left the pouch. Measures 12 x 9.3cm.

1 x Frilled Neck Lizard

Fun Facts: The frill-necked lizard is an arboreal lizard, meaning it spends most of its time in the trees. Measures 12.3 x 7.5cm.